#Mobilization

“People are afraid of the unknown,” says Mykhailo. His job is to turn civilians into soldiers in under two months. That training is now evolving—shifting toward more tech, simulators, and underground facilities to prepare recruits for drone warfare.

Entering its fifth year of full-scale war, Ukraine’s defense against Russia relies on a vast military spanning land, air, sea, and specialized forces. Expanded since 2022 into one of the largest militaries fielded in Europe since World War II, its structure defines how a modern army fights across multiple fronts.